Floor plan single-family house, approx. 200 sqm without basement - assessment

Oh, and just to clarify:

If anything, I'd prefer the small toilet to be downstairs in the garage, not upstairs in the party room. Simply because it might be used more often there, for example coming from the garden or something like that.
I would like to be able to go from the garage into the garden. But of course, there just needs to be a door there.

I have also considered not separating the garage separately, i.e. the tool room, but rather making the division directly with shelves. That has the advantage that there is no wall right away, and the garage can be extended if needed.

Of course, I could also just put a workbench right in front of the cars and drive the car out if I want to work on something. But I find it more charming the other way.
Bicycles should definitely be able to stand somewhere, the lawnmower could also go into a garden shed, which would then be built if necessary.

Why, do I need permission?

No, you do not need permission to create posts that add value to the thread/ OP!

, you are starting to save in the wrong place:

if I take the painting and wallpapering work out of the €290,000 turnkey house costs?

Which house company (except Danwood) builds turnkey including painting and wallpapering work?
So: are you sure those trades are included?

Get an architect; with their help you can build an optimal house size, and that will quickly pay off with their fee.

If there is a big window,

Why would there be a big window if you don’t want it?! You are creating a hurdle for yourself in a variant with many possibilities.

So, starting with painting and wallpapering as a saving option is going about it the wrong way. There is probably little potential for savings there. One can then consider doing work oneself once the complete cost plan is available. Although in your last list, there are probably partly too many zeros – or?

Just shortening by 1 m has quite an impact, you mean from
Ground floor


Upper floor:



And, a question ... roof orientation as in the developer’s plan from post 52?

In case of separating the rooms ... where should the kitchen go upstairs then?

Why should there be a big window there if you don’t want one?! You’re putting a hurdle in front of a variant with many possibilities yourself.

True, I could actually just not put a window in the living room facing outside, similar to the current east side. You’re right about that. But how is it supposed to look from the street if there are no windows over 5-7 meters? That’s also weird, isn’t it?

Yes, just one meter does have an impact, that’s clear to me. However, I also think that this doesn’t bring THE saving. Because even 10,000 doesn’t matter much on one side. On the other hand, this 10,000 will compensate for another 5,000 and another 5,000 and then a bigger saving comes together.

In my opinion, a kitchen on the upper floor doesn’t have to be. Sure, you will say it only makes sense then to have the separation. But I’m currently experiencing exactly the opposite at my father-in-law’s. They use the kitchen downstairs together and upstairs the kids (son with girlfriend) have their rooms + bathroom.
If a kitchen ever needs to be put in, it could be placed in the lower children’s room. Right there, where water is nearby. Surely, you can specify that more precisely and lay the necessary pipes. But I can decide that when the floor plan is done. Now you will say: "that has to be included in the planning urgently." Yes, that’s true, but currently the scenario foresees it might be divided, but only one kitchen will be used. It’s not intended to be rented out to outsiders at some point. You could certainly plan everything for that, but that’s not the case at the moment.

In my opinion, a kitchen on the upper floor is not necessary

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I think, is referring to the straight walls for the kitchen unit and so on
They are simply not long enough for a kitchen

Not only that, but also for a certain amount of advance planning.

We had this differently at some point during the thread as well, namely that renting out to third parties was also under discussion. This was mainly an argument because I had also asked why this cloakroom storage room had to be there and I had also considered making it accessible to both parties, arranging it differently, etc. Then you, Slammer, pointed out that no, it would only be for the lower party. So it had to be arranged in such a way that if divided, it would be accessible only to the lower one. But the kitchen would then be shared. Sorry. And the party room cannot be accessed via a staircase...

So... the bottom line is that the floor plan doesn't have to be explicitly designed for a REAL division between the ground floor and upper floor.

I recommend you read through this long thread once again at your leisure over the weekend from A to Z and reconsider the respective arguments.